Rotary Meeting August 29

President Denis opened this last meeting in August with reminders about 2 upcoming Club events. Cheryle has Lobster on the Beach sign up sheets for various duties but the one duty that everyone will do is serve the lobster at 7. Please wear Osoyoos Rotary shirts for this portion of the evening. Ticket sales are going well so let her know soon if you need more. Jeff, Harold and Matt reported on the the Oct 20 curling fellowship event and it is looking like a real fun event so make sure you mark your calendars and plan to attend. Then there is the Oct 26-27 District Rotary Development weekend to be held right here in Osoyoos and we are required to have 2 delegates attend in order to access District funding money. We do have Brian and Jim attending but it would be great if others wanted to participate.
Jim reported on the Splash Park project. We have been successful in acquiring a $1500 grant already. The water testing has been very positive on quantity and quality of water and next steps will follow a Council presentation Oct 17. The park is planned to open on July 1st next year!
Ron introduced our speaker, Ryan Sidorchuk. Ryan works for Interior Health, working in the area of patient safety for the past 8 years. He gave us some unsettling statistics on the risks we are exposed to in our healthcare system .....20 thousand patients a year in Canada die from preventable issues in hospitals, that is 2 per hour!  Entering the healthcare system there is a 1 in 13 chance that you will have an issue, from infections to human fallibility. His job is to investigate all of these instances and recommend changes or improvements to reduce or eliminate them. His message to us was that we must take some of that responsibility for our own safety and do not necessarily accept what we are subjected to but question, question, question. Don't be adverse to conflict in accepting care...be assertive and protect yourself!
Jeff gave the Rotary moment, giving a past history of fundraising....great ones, good ones and ones to avoid!
Happy bucks followed and then a popular win on 50/50 ....myself! Harold immediately confiscated it for Rotary Scholarships!